Carcase saw marked “Co– and Wood Spring Steel Warranted”, 14″, 12 ppi.

Description

The maker’s markings on the steel back of this saw are quite faint; I have not been able to identify the maker, though I think only two letters are so faint as to be illegible.

The handles on carcase saws are angled in such a way as to produce long, horizontal cuts of the sort that you’d need for cutting dados in a horizontal surface.   This one is sort of an oddity — if you look at the photo you’ll see that there’s a sort of tab under the handle, clearly there intentionally.  It will not be a problem for saw cuts under about 13″ in length.  There are no missing or damaged teeth and the blade is straight.